Tajik parliamentary election, 2015

Tajikistani parliamentary election, 2015
Tajikistan
1 March 2015

Party Leader % Seats ±
People's Democratic Party Emomali Rahmon 65.4% 51 -4
Agrarian Party Amir Qaroqulov 11.7% 5 +3
Party of Economic Reforms Olimzhon Boboyev 7.5% 3 +1
Socialist Party Abduhalim Ghafarov 5.5% 1 +1
Communist Party Shodi Shabdolov 2.2% 2 0
Democratic Party 1.7% 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 1 March 2015.[1]

Electoral system

The 63 members of the Assembly of Representatives were elected by two methods; 41 members were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst 22 seats were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[2]

Campaign

A total of 288 candidates contested the elections.[3]

Conduct

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe sent observers to the elections. None of the elections in Tajikistan since 1992 were judged either free or fair by international observers.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Constituency PR Total +/–
People's Democratic Party65.4351651–4
Agrarian Party11.7235+3
Party of Economic Reforms7.5123+1
Socialist Party5.5011+1
Communist Party of Tajikistan2.22020
Democratic Party1.7101+1
Islamic Renaissance Party1.6000–2
Social Democratic Party0.50000
Total1004122630
Registered voters/turnout87.7
Source: Asia Plus, IPU

References

  1. 1 2 "OSCE To Monitor Tajik Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. Electoral system IPU
  3. Central Election Commission: Turnout at Tajikistan’s parliamentary polls reaches 82% Focus News Agency, 1 March 2015
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